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Lula Hitches a Ride to the COP30 Climate Talks in a Chinese E.V.

The climate-friendly fleet assembled to shuttle delegations to the gathering in Brazil sent a clear signal: China is making inroads in Latin America.

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A factory in Camaçari, Brazil, assembling vehicles for BYD, the Chinese manufacturer of the electric car that took President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil.
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